Saturday, November 19, 2011

﻿Today was an exciting day all the way around...at least for a bird nerd :) First off, I got my early birthday/Christmas present today! My husband bought me a 70-300mm lens for my camera! The rest of the afternoon was busy at my Dad's...Mike (my husband) fixed his truck and helped my Dad with some of the heavier yard work items. When we left there, we had about half an hour to scout for birds. On the way home, I spotted a rather large bird sitting on a power wire on Hwy 22, so I zoomed in on him through the window of the truck and was excited to see it was an American Kestrel. We then stopped by Lakeview Marina to see if any ducks were in the water, but there weren't any...just lots of people fishing. I said to my husband that I had seen some ducks that were new to me at Goose Bay, so we headed there. Well, we didn't that far. I saw some ducks as we passed St. Rose Park, we we pulled over to check it out. I was thrilled!!! There were lots of Buffleheads (life bird!!) and at least a couple of Hooded Mergansers (life bird!!!). Below are a few pictures from my new lens!

American Kestrel on Hwy 22

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Hooded Merganser, St. Rose Park

Mr. and Mrs. Mallard, St. Rose Park

Bufflehead, St. Rose Park

A bunch of Buffleheads, St. Rose Park

Scared Buffleheads...a little blurry, but I love that they are running on the water :)

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I am a recently "retired" homeschooling mom of two children. My son is now in College and we made the decision this year to send my daughter to high school for grade 10. I enjoy reading, birdwatching, and learning about photography. This blog is a more like a diary of my birding experiences and some of my favourite bird photos. Take a look around...comment if you like something :)
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